 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n Hid a recompense as largely send ; He' gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear ; He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Readers - 1825 - 316 pages
...earth, ' And melancholy marked him for her own. La^ge was his bounty, and his souI sincere:" Heav-n did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he had—a tear ; He gain'd from Heav'n, ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to... | |
 | Mrs. Catherine George Ward Mason - 1825 - 976 pages
...to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, But melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, And heaven did a recompeuce as largely aend ; He gave to misery, (all he had,) a tear; He gained from... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1825 - 270 pages
...to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear : He gain'd from... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Presses, Issues of - 1826 - 190 pages
...to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul...largely send : He gave to misery (all he had) a tear, He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on bis humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul...recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he kad — a tear. He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Misery (all he had) a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul...recompense as largely send. He gave to misery all he had—a tear : He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd)a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...rests his head upon t lie lap of earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, . > .„ And melancholy marked...was his bounty, and his soul sincere Heaven did a recomnrnce as largely send; Me 'riip to miserv all he had — a tear; H! gain°dTomyHeav'n, ('twas... | |
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THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. 
